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2006 Regular Session

Senate Bill 593

AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPLICABILITY OF OFFERS OF JUDGMENT AND THE INADMISSIBILITY OF APOLOGIES MADE BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

Became law as Public Act 06-40, signed May 8, 2006, 62 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To amend provisions concerning offers of compromise and offers of judgment to provide that: (1) Notice of damages and expert witnesses and authorization to disclose medical records be required in all actions, rather than in only actions alleging negligence of a health care provider as is currently provided, (2) in any civil action, the plaintiff shall be required to file an acceptance of an offer of compromise not later than ten days after the offer is filed, rather than sixty days after the offer is filed as is currently provided, and (3) to clarify that the offer of judgment provisions in effect prior to the effective date of public act 05-275 are applicable to actions accruing before October 1, 2005.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

March 7 to May 8, 2006, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action19 actions on 11 days

In the SenateMar 7 to Apr 1842 days

Judiciary CommitteeMar 7 to Mar 2720 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 18 to Apr 246 days

Waiting to be sentApr 24 to May 28 days

With the GovernorMay 2 to May 86 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 18 · Adopted Apr 24

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Mar 7 – Apr 18

  1. Mar 7Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
  2. Mar 20Heard in Judiciary Committee
  3. Mar 27Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
  4. Apr 18The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
  5. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

In the House of Representatives Apr 20 – Apr 24

  1. Apr 20Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Apr 24The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
  3. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A

To the Governor May 1 – May 8

  1. May 1Numbered Public Act 06-40
  2. May 2Sent to the Secretary of the State
  3. May 8Signed by the Governor
All 19 actions, as published
  1. Mar 7REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 20PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 27Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  4. Mar 27FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Apr 3REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Apr 10RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Apr 10FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  8. Apr 10SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  9. Apr 10FILE NO.Both houses
  10. Apr 18SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
  11. Apr 18SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
  12. Apr 20FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  13. Apr 20HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  14. Apr 24HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
  15. Apr 24HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
  16. Apr 24IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
  17. May 1PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
  18. May 2TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
  19. May 8SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor